| Fri. Feb. 1, 1901 | Fair. 8 Below. I done my chores in fore noon & halled fodder in afternoon. George Warfle moved out of the Powell house today. Lib was sick this afternoon. |
| Sat. Feb. 2, 1901 | Snow in the evening. Contracted with Elisha Miller to work for me next summer. I & Lib went out to Stony Point to quarterly meeting. John & Paul went rabbit hunting. Caught 3 rabbits. Elders fee 50 cts Pd today. Paid N. Powell $1.00 by his wife for National Stockman. |
| Sun. Feb. 3, 1901 | Snowed hard. Etta, Affa, Lib & I went out to Stony Point to quarterly meeting. About 12 in. of snow. Millard & Ezra was over while we were at church. |
| Mon. Feb. 4, 1901 | Fair. I took the children to school this morning. Came back & finished the chores & went over to Millards in the afternoon to see what they were over for yesterday. I went down to Harrias in the evening. |
| Tues. Feb. 5, 1901 | Cold. I done my chores in fore noon. I helped Fred Rink & Riman cut a tree down in Mrs. Raricks woods. I halled a load of wood from the Rarick woods. 2 load. Elisha Miller commenced to move in (to) the Powell house today. |
| Wed. Feb. 6, 1901 | Cold. 8 Below. I went up & helped move Elisha Miller in the forenoon. Halled one load for him. I cleaned out the horse stable & watered the stock. Elisha Miller moved in the Powell house today. |
| Thurs. Feb. 7, 1901 | Zero. I and Elisha took part of a load of fodder down to him & took Crystal down in the fore noon. I done my chores in the afternoon |
| Fri. Feb. 8, 1901 | I done my chores in forenoon. Elisha Miller took the team & went after his potatoes & wood. He finished moving today. Sam Campbell was here to rent the Irvin house. |
| Sat. Feb. 9, 1901 | I & John halled a load of fodder in the fore noon. Lib & I went with Henrays to Warsaw. Paid for Dale shoes $1.25, Paid for wall paper $3.00. Paid for Coal oil .50 cts Paid Oscar Miner $17.25, ballance due on 2 brood sows that I bought of him. Oscar Miner paid me 25 cts for linnament. |
| Sun. Feb. 10, 1901 | I was at home all day. Lib & the girls went to Sunday School & church. Ezras came out. I let Ezra have $25.00 to go to Marrion on. |
| Mon. Feb. 11, 1901 | Cleaned out stables. MR. Graff was here. Sold him my cattle $10.00 paid on them. 4 at $4.25, 2 at $4.00 1 at $3.50. Clave Gilliam came out this afternoon. I helped put on wallpaper. |
| Tues. Feb. 12, 1901 | Nice. Elisha Miller & I went out to Abe Fallens sale. I bought a pair of single harness. Paid 35 cts for them. Lib & I caught 24 ewes to take down to Elisha Millers this evening. Borrowed $1.00 of Elisha to pay for the harness that I bought. I didn't have the change. |
| Wed. Feb. 13, 1901 | Done my feeding & helped paper & fixed the cupboard in the forenoon. Elisha took 23 chickens down to his house. Elisha helped fix a boat & I helped paper. The Farret died today. I paid Elisha $1.00 that I borrowed of him yesterday. |
| Thurs. Feb. 14, 1901 | I chored all day. Halled a load of wood from the Rarick woods 1 cord lacking 6 inch. long. Graff & Nellans came up. |
| Fri. Feb. 15, 1901 | Graff & Nellans took the cattle. 4 stears weighed 4970, 2 stears weighed 2090, Joursey weighed 1250, bull weighed 1490. First 4 at 4.25 per 100 lb, next 2 at 4.00 per 100 lb, Joursey stear at 3.50 per 100 lb, Bull at $50.00. 8 brought $388.57. Gave Lib $2.05, I went down to B. Gochenhours to see shoates. Offered him $100 dollars for 21 head. Dident get them. Elisha Miller got 135 lb of flour. Paid Frank Funk 53 cts for twin. |
| Sat. Feb. 16, 1901 | Elisha & I went down to the Irvin farm after wood to butcher with in the fore noon. Elisha & the boys & I went down to J. P Millers after butchering tools. |
| Sun. Feb. 17, 1901 | Snowing. We all went over to Charley Zimmermans. Started to Millards & they had went to Norman Hoffers. We all went up to church & it had broke up. |
| Mon. Feb. 18, 1901 | Nice. Thawed. Elisha Miller got 2 hogs weight 400 lb, to go on his work, worth $20.00 dollars. Lib & I helped butcher them today. Killed them. Halled them down there & dressed them. I went down & cleaned a cow for J. Miner. He is dr to me 50 cts. Paid Feb. 21, 1901. |
| Tues. Feb. 19, 1901 | Cold & windy. Elisha & I halled 2 loads of hay from the marsh today. J Harmon had one of his sows back today. I exchanged the boat for Shans Bobs today. |
| Wed. Feb. 20, 1901 | Windy & cold. Cleaned out the cow stable in the fore noon & fixed my boots in the after noon. |
| Thurs. Feb. 21, 1901 | J. Miner paid me 50 cts for cleaning a cow. |
| Fri. Feb. 22, 1901 | Elisha & I halled hay. took one load down to his house in the fore noon. Brought 2 loads home in the afternoon. Rented Ed Bennett the Irvin House & Garden for $3.00 for month. Sold David Pellett a rick of hay for $11.00. $1.00 paid. Paid balance Mar. 26, 1901. |
| Sat. Feb. 23, 1901 | Zero. Elisha helped me unload a load of hay & feed my cattle. I took Shans bobs home & traded horses with Shan. Traded Mag for __ year old colt to give him his note about $10.00 back on it $10.00 besides. Elisha took the team & went to Leesburg after his churn. I halled a load of wood from my woods. |
| Sun. Feb. 24, 1901 | We all went up to Sunday School & church, but John & Dale. We went up to Wilson Byrers from church for dinner. |
| Mon. Feb. 25, 1901 | Snowing. I done the chores & halled fodder for my cattle. Shan brought the colt I traded for up & got Mag. I gave him his Note & $10.00 about $21.00 dollars in all to boot. I went down to Bill Gochenohours & bought 17 head of hogs about 2250 lb to pay $110.00 dollars. Brought 13 home with me. |
| Tues. Feb. 26, 1901 | Went down to Bill Gochenhours after the rest of the hogs I bought. Correll went with me. Will Gouchenour got 36 bu & 24 lb of oats at 25 cts per bu $7.16. Paid bill $10.00 in cash & 1.16 in oats bal. due him $90.84 on hogs. Paid the above. |
| Wed. Feb. 27, 1901 | Nice. I fixed my old bobs to hall fodder on. Put 2 poles on the front bob & let them drag on the ground. Fred Ringenberg was here to see if I wanted beef. Millard Wallace was over & bought 2 hogs to butcher at $5.15 per lb. I halled a load of wood, 3 quarters of a cord with what the boys halled on their little sled from the Rarick woods. 4 load that I have halled from there. |
| Thurs. Feb. 28, 1901 | Lib & I helped Bankses butcher 2 hogs. Ezra & Em Wallace was out in the afternoon. I fixed to butcher tomorrow. |